5  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  MIPS 
  n  :  (computer  science)  a  unit  for  measuring  the  execution  speed 
  of  computers;  "4  MIPS  is  4,000,000  instructions  per 
  second"  [syn:  {MIPS},  {million  instructions  per  second}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  MIPS  /mips/  n.  [abbreviation]  1.  A  measure  of  computing  speed; 
  formally,  `Million  Instructions  Per  Second'  (that's  10^6  per  second 
  not  2^(20)!);  often  rendered  by  hackers  as  `Meaningless  Indication  of 
  Processor  Speed'  or  in  other  unflattering  ways,  such  as  `Meaningless 
  Information  Provided  by  Salesmen'.  This  joke  expresses  an  attitude  nearly 
  universal  among  hackers  about  the  value  of  most  {benchmark}  claims, 
  said  attitude  being  one  of  the  great  cultural  divides  between  hackers 
  and  {marketroid}s  (see  also  {BogoMIPS}).  The  singular  is  sometimes 
  `1  MIP'  even  though  this  is  clearly  etymologically  wrong  See  also 
  {KIPS}  and  {GIPS}.  2.  Computers,  especially  large  computers,  considered 
  abstractly  as  sources  of  {computron}s.  "This  is  just  a  workstation; 
  the  heavy  MIPS  are  hidden  in  the  basement."  3.  The  corporate  name  of 
  a  particular  RISC-chip  company;  among  other  things  they  designed  the 
  processor  chips  used  in  {DEC}'s  3100  workstation  series.  4.  Acronym  for 
  `Meaningless  Information  per  Second'  (a  joke,  prob.  from  sense  1). 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  MIPS 
 
  1.    Million  instructions  per  second 
 
  The  unit  commonly  used  to  give  the  rate  at  which  a  processor 
  executes  instructions. 
 
  Often  rendered  by  hackers  as  "Meaningless  Indication  of 
  Processor  Speed"  or  in  other  unflattering  ways.  This 
  expresses  a  nearly  universal  attitude  about  the  value  of  most 
  {benchmark}  claims,  said  attitude  being  one  of  the  great 
  cultural  divides  between  hackers  and  {marketroid}s. 
 
  The  etymologically  incorrect  singular  "1  MIP"  is  sometimes 
  heard. 
 
  See  also  {KIPS}  and  {GIPS}. 
 
  2.  {VAX  MIPS}. 
 
  3.    {Microprocessor  without  Interlocked  Pipeline 
  Stages}. 
 
  4.    {MIPS  Technologies,  Inc.} 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1996-03-01) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  MIPS 
  Microprocessor  without  Interlocked  Piped  Stages 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  MIPS 
  Million  Instructions  Per  Second  (CPU) 
 
 

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